CTpra-iitnwroTOr,v-iTn.ianw?w--iwpT';r) i iujimihom t9iniimmmiwmiuMi,tiiratUffpijirtii'p.iinffrf tMMaiMRW,M The Chief C. B, HALE, Publish? RID CLOUD . . . NEBRASKA Everybody Ir booBtlng for Iho bill presented In California to banish pov. irty, Every dny Ih getting uh nenror tc thp reverberating houiicJ. "Strike Tub!" At nhy rate, tlie now nlckpfo will nol got you nny more for tlm money than tilt! Old OtlOB Keeping their word Ib n hnblt with politicians, but do tlioy always keep tliolr promise? English experts cannot find fault with American automobiles, except that they turn them out too fast. It nil depends on the frame of mind on whether or not the picture of Im agination Is rood, bad and Indiffer ent. Tho western youth who poBPd ns n girl for 18 years probably gavo up In dlBRURt when they handed hi in hobble Bklrts. Newspapers are dlscusBlng the de sirability of abolishing duels In France. To protect tho public nt large, no doubt. A New York man secured ri divorce becauso his wife InslRted on dancing nil tho time, (evidently she hit too hot n paco for him. Half tho babies aro described or "calamities" by a professor of rocIoI ogy. Now we know tho real mean ing of "cnlamlty howler." Isidore Duncan, the barefoot dancor, Is said to have won a fortune nt Monte Carlo recently. Casu of making the gamblers dance to her liking. A Lor Angeles scientific teacher de clares that hens formerly had tooth. Howover that may be, tho hens' tooth havo becomo proverbially Bcurco slnco thon. Tho maid In Palm Heach who spank ed tho most famous multimillionaire baby of tho day was promptly dis charged, but sho won fame on tho stroke. A physician has mado inquiries of tho parcel post ns to whether ho can ehlp human bones by It Evidently planning to dlsposo of tho family skeleton. An American has JuBt been fined $40 for insulting an English knight And yet Bomo peoplo Insist that tho days of chivalry have not passed, but are with us still. Army aviators think they have dis covered how to build Invisible aero planes. Now If the bird-man can dlsgulso himself as a ploco of blue sky nil will be well. A heatlcsB electric light la an nounced aa a new and wonderful In vention. It may bo so; but It la no whero in wonderful qualities beside hoatless gas heaters. According to Bclentlsta. primitive man was ablo to think beforo ho could speak. At tho present time many of our most voluminous orators have not yet learned to think. Now York la to have a cat and dog boBpltal to cost $35,000, and to bo fit ted as elegantly as a modorn hotel. Wonder if the Inmates. will lead the Uvea of cata and dogsT A wife of a Virginia recluse, fond of out of door aportB, glveB him much pain by following tho hounds. Of course, you can't blame a man for not wishing his wife to go to tho dogB. A Seattle Judge rules that it Is Im proper for a husband and wlfo to sit on the same Jury. Necessary to have the Jury agree occasionally? Pekln has Issued an order for all women to discard their trousers and wear European gowns. Now It Is bet ter understood why that tremendous loan is being sought. And while they are framing a movement In favor of dispensing with nicknames for baaobalf clubs, why not ollmlnato tho lingo that accom panies tho writing up of tho noble game? A Canada farmer battloa with Chi cago detectives who camo ttf hia res cue when ho wa8 In tho clutches of confidence meu. Probably bo felt he know their methods bettor than those of tho pollco. Moro than one-third of tho sand used in tho manufacture of American gluts comes from Pennsylvania. Dut tho sand used In the manufacture of sugar Is not ho choice tho grocery man Just guts It any old plnco. It Is announced that a certain "cul tivated lady" smokes eight packages of clgurottea a day. Anybody would havo to bo cultivated to do that A one-armed burglar broko an Mine-la Jail with a bpoon, suggesting that It would bo a convenient stopping placo for two-armed .transients, A Copenhagen physician announces that tears are healthy and a gorm do 'stroydr..; Probably; when tho hero tklbsea away fbo. teara of tho heroine, be is proparlngr for IthV gormless klaa iCAeJg ELECTRIC ELECTRIC IRON ALAWAYS HOT Current Passes Through Resistance Wires, Which Become Heated Kept on the Bottom,. "What makes thnt Iron ko hot? 1 don't eo any fire," Raid tho little boy to IiIh mother after he had burnt his lingers. When told Hint electricity kept It hot, ho wnnted to know more, but his mother couldn't tell him. This Is howjt works: Every electric Iron 'haB a heating unit, through which the current passes. One of theHo heating units Is shown In the lllusl ration. Tho current Is taken from any lamp socket. It phbbph through tho wires, Electric Iron. and Into tho Iron, or heating element. This element Is mado of metal und called resistance wire Tho electricity pnHaing through the resistance wires causes them to be come red hot almost immediately. This hent Is then transferred to tho bottom of tho Iron, or working sur face. Tho heating element 1b Bhapcd to conform to tho Iron, and thus the heat Is evenly distributed over the entire bottom surface. In nearly every Iron Bomo monns are provided to keep nil the heat on tho bottom, whero It may bo used. Othorwiso tho top pnrt of tho iron would become hot also, and the heat wasted. Tho heating clement in an electric Iron Is tho only part which la liable to becomo out of order. And in tho majority of cases It Is due to caro lcssnesB In leaving tho current on when tho Iron Is not in use. A now clement may easily be installed and at a very nominal cost. ELECTRIC 0YNAM0 IS SMALL Perfect Machine 8o Tiny It Could Be Placed on American Penny Ex hibited In Prance. What Is believed to be tho smallest electric dynamo In tho world, bo email It could be placed on an American penny and not occupy all tho apace, was roccntly exhibited before the French Academy of Science. Tho In strument Is a perfect miniature of a largo machine, and though it la' a prac tical model In all respects, working with a hum that sounds llko tho buzz of an Insect, It weighs only 1-5 ounce and 1b but .6 Inch in height and length, being a Uttlo short of this In thick ness. It can be UBed net only as a generator, but also as a motor, con suming In tho latter case two amperes of electric current nt a pressure of 2.5 volte, and being eaally operated by a small pocket battery. Every detail of tho machlno Is accurately made. HANDY WITH AN AUTOMOBILE With Combined Electro Magnet and Trouble Lamp Lost Tools Recov ered by Quite Simple Process. It 1b a usual experience, In overhaul ing an automobllo, to drop email tools, nuts, screws, washers, etc., Into awk ward positions, but with this combined electromagnet and trouble lamp the recovering Ib usually simple, eayB the ca Trouble Lamp. popular Mechanics. Tho small lamp fiiakes quick location possible, and tho Jinnguetlc attraction is sufficient to lift out all small metal articles bo loat. Electro-Motive Force. That high power Hcrztan wavea emitted by modem wireless telegraph stations are capnblo of setting up high electro-motive forces In motal Rtruc 'lures In the Immcdlnto vicinity of the; vtntlons was recently Bhown In' Paris. Homo workmen on a section of telo praph lino experienced Bevere shocks when they touched the wireB. Inves tigation showed that tho sourco was tho great Eiffel tower wireless sta tion. New "Fogometer." Trigonometrical calculations from data obtained from sounds or wlro less slgnala from shore and tho run of a vessel on a log measured course between tho receipt of two rlgnala aro utilized In operating a new "fog ometer" to cnablo a mariner to make reckonings near Bhoro In thick weather. mORLDM JftE CEsO ,h-ln " fcP "V ELECTRIC POWER IN LONDON Lowest Record of Prices Charged Ir Great Britain Not Expected to Be Reached Elsewhere. Electric power at ono-clghl of a pen ny per unit may have seemed to tin nudlcnco of Professor Fleming at hU opening university collego lecturo a llgurn not likely pooh to be uttained In this cuontry. Yet, for nil that If boaRted of tho future of "water power countries," It Is dlfllcult to suppose that lowest rocordfl of prico In Great Hrltaln will bo enslly f.urpassed, sayp tho I-ondon Tlmoa. Itecent nogotla tloiiH on three hIIpr In the north ol Englnnd havo related to contractu for l.fiOO kilowatts at O.lCd ($0,003), 1,000 kilowatts at 0.123d ($0.00210) and 10,000 kilowatts nt 0.1 Id ($0.0022) per unit. The lnt named Is for an equalizing load that Is to Rny, the suppliers have the option of switching on when their plnnt Is occupied In tho "peak" hourH. Tho other two ex amples ropreflent electrometallurglcal workH taking a coiUIiiuoiih mipply for 21 hours a day. Wnsto hcut plays, ol course, an Important part In the set tlement of Hiicli rates, and It must nol bu assumed that tho day la fast ap prpachlng for tho universal distribu tion of power at such prices for or dinary purposes from ordinary aources ProfPHHor Fleming had something of special Interest to nay In regard to what may bo termed nature's hoarded energy; but ho apparently prefers to look for the best untlllzatlon of sun shine In the direction of vegetable cultivation as a Htep In the process of obtaining fuel. GOOD ALARM FOR OPEN DOOR May Be Made by Use of Two Plecep of Stiff Brass and Spring as ' Shown In Illustration. A good open door alarm may be mado ns folio wh: Provide two pieces of stiff brass (a) and (c)cutln the Bhnpo shown and bent nt a right angle on the dotted line. Provide also a plcco qf spring brass (b) cut as Indi cated and bent at a right angle on the i ""N Open Door Alarm. dotted line, Bays a writer in tho Pop ular Electricity. Referring to tho il lustration, set (a) and (b) on the casing, bending tho tongues on each ao thoy touch. Set (c) upon tho door. Connect (b) and (c) by a chain or wlro of such length thnt when the door la closed (b) Ib pulled nwny from (a), breaking tho tip contact. Tho rest of tho wiring may bo dono as shown, placing a switch at (s) to open tho circuit when It 1h not desired to havo-tho alarm operate. wnm Kansas City, Kan., reports Its mu nicipal electrical light plant a paying concern. It takes three seconds for an elec tric spark to cross tho Atlantic ocean by the cable. The amount of submarine cablea resting at tho bottom of the sea repre sent a valuation of $250,000,000. A novol meter for electric automo biles registers tho amount of electric ity that is put Into and taken from the storage batteries. Two reflectors are provided for an, Incandescent lamp that a Los Angeles Inventor haB patented, ono inside and tho other outsldo the bulb. A wireless plant Ib being erected near HrussclB thnt will provide direct connection with the Hclglan Congo, whero thero are ten stations. Whon Paris adopted Greenwich time tho result was an Increase of buslnosa for tho electric companies by extend ing the working days a few minutesv Gorman electricians bellovo they havo obtained better results by plac ing the carbons In an arc lamp hori zontally and ono slightly below tho other. The world's largeat wireless station la projected for Wales, whero conve nient mountains will enable tho an tennae to bo erected 2,800 .feet abovo boa level. A German physician Is having great success In relieving Internal diseases by focusing olectrlc currentB of ex ceedingly high frequency on tho spota affected. A Kansas Inventor's combined elec tric stove and flrolesB cooker Is claim ed to provide enough hent in from fifteen to 'thirty minutes to cook food for half a day. A ventilating fnn. driven by a dry battery In Us baso, which also may bo used to distribute perfumes or disin fectants through tho air of a room, la a recent luvontlon. Wireless communication between Scandinavia and Amorlca, with an in termediate Btatlon in southern Green land, la proposed by a rival Inventor to tho system now in use. t A recording compass for mariners employs delicute contact points on the nccdlo, which communicate electric currents to a stylus controlled by two magnets to make tho record. ill ""h ' v 4 m ft m ml I V ca noh: BUILDING UP A HERD Robber Cows Should Be Disposed of When Discovered. Cheapest' Way to Insure Profits I jlo Use Common Seme and Good Judgment In Selection of Sire Tester Is Infallible, (By It G. WEATHF.H8TONE.) With butter Belling to tho city cus tomer at -10 cents' a pouild, and the price of feed for dairy cows soaring upward every month, tho question of the robber cow becomcB more Interest ing every day. How any man can go along feeding a lot of scrub cows that cost moro thnu they earn Is beyond comprehension. If you havo ten cows and tho tester shows four of them do not produco enough milk to pay for their keep, why not Bell them and put the proceeds Into ono good cow ono that will not only Eavo tho loss of tho robber cow), but earn a net profit of from $30 to $50 a year? That Is good business sense, Isn't It? Hero are Bomo championship milk and butterfat records that you may want to refer to somo tlmo when you want to know tho possibilities of milk and butter production: Jacoba Irene, JerMjy cow, mado a record of 15,503 pounds of milk testing 5.5 per cent, hutterfnt. S.530 pounds; Itcna Ilosa, AyrcBlilru cow, 15,072 pounds of milk, testing 4.2G per cent, butterfat, equal ing 0,432 pounds In a year; Holstoln cow, Colantha Fourth's Johanna, 27,432.5 pounds of milk, testing 3.04 per 'cent, butterfat, equal to 998.20 pounds In a year; Yoksa Sunbeam, Guernsey cow, 14,920.8 pounds of milk, testing 5.74 per cent, butterfat, equal to 857.15 pounds In a year. In compiling tho butter yield, add 15 per cent, to tho butterfat records. Theso nro posslblo yields under tho best con ditions by something less than ono cow in ti million. Of courBo, wo ennnot all own such cows as these, but wo can buy an oc casional bull calf from theso Btralns and by crossing him with good grade cowb build up a milk profit herd and never miss tho cost. Tho universal " "wU$m A Typical Robber Cow. profits from good cows secured In this way will pay for a good bull In a short time. This is tho cheapest way of building up a herd and thero can bo no falling it common sense and good Judgmeut are used as to the se lection of tho' bull. The Dabcock tester will keep us straight on the valuo of the cowa, becauso they can not dodge tho teat. It la Infallible, and tho poor cow that brings down the average of the herd cannot hide her shortcomings. The tester shows her up every time. TREATING SCOURS IN CALVES Common Disease, Caused by Indiges tion, May Be Traced to Faulty or Irregular Feeding. Two kinds of scours affect young calves, common scours, which are caused by indigestion, and white Bcoure, or calf cholera. Calf cholera la contagious, but If a calf gets tho disease, it will occur a few days after birth. If tho pens are kept 'clean there Is not much danger from this disease, usually. Stalls used for calving purposes should be care fully disinfected after a calf is born. Common scours, which aro caused by indigestion, aro much- more com mon. Tho indigestion may bo traced to faulty methodB of feeding, tho most common of which are: Overfeeding, cold milk, sour milk, irregular feeding, dirty palls and dirty stables. When a calf shows signs of the scours, the milk supply should be reduced one half, and the amount gradually in creased as tho calf shows signs of improvement. This usually will euro them, but if It does not, -feed about a tablespoonful of soluble dried blood, nnd stir in well with tho milk. Dried blood not only acts as a tonic, but It has some food value, and is often fed even when the calves do not havo the scours. If tho calves havo the scours very bad, tho formalin treatment la good. Add ouo-hnlf ounce of formalin to 15 ounces of dlRtillcd wator to mako tho solution. Then add ono teaspoon ful of this mlxturo to each pint of milk that is fod. This method Is very offec tivo. 8tart In Poultry. Tho chcapost way of getting started In tho business of breeding fine poul try la to buy eggs and hatch thorn. Ten or a dozen chicks aro often pro duced from a sitting of eggs, which may bo purchased for less than tho cost of a singlo first-class fowl, and any ono of the chicks Is worth moro than the total outlay. Segregate Strange Fowls. Whon you udd a new specimen to your flock, placo tho strange fowl by Itself for a few days and watch for signs of lico or disease. A healthy flock may he ruined by the Introduc tion of a bird which carries the germs of trouble S8p Ellfl N J W KEEP FARM FLOCK HEALTHY Sheep Thrive Much Better When Their Skins Are Clean Good Dip Also Improves Wool. Dipping is essential to good flocl management. No farmer should at tompt to raise shcop without plannlnj to dip them nt IcaBt annually and In most enscfj twice a year, according tc tho advice of II. 13. Allen of tho Indl ana Agricultural college. When sheet aro brought to tho farm from othoi flocks, and especially when trans ported there by railroads, they should bo thoroughly dipped beforo allowed to mlnglo with tho rest of the Hock. Exporlunco haB taught sheepmen that bheep thrive much better when their skins aro clean, and It has been clearly demonstrated that a good dip lnoreaKcs tho qunntlty and Im proves the quality of tho wool. It la Impossible- for lambs Infested with ticks or other parasites to, thrive prop erly, owing to tho constant Irritation Bet up. In trying to get relief lambs often nlbblo nt tho Ilecco and swallow Htnnll portions of wool with fatal re Bulls. A good and regular system oi dipping tho cntiro Hock is money wel expended. Ilenco most of tho leading flockmasters dip twlco in tho- year once in tho spring and again in the fall. Tho object of dipping Is to destroj tho parasites In tho fleece, such ni scab mites and sheep ticks and lico, nnd to prevent subsequent at tacks from tho namo. In England, whero shcop raising haB attained lte highest stnto of perfection, dipping la required by law at least twlco a year. Whllo dipping may not bo dono nt any season, it should, if posslblo, ba avoided In cold weather for obvious reasons. Tho most fuvorablo tlmo for tho spring dipping is a few days nftcr shearing time. By this time the ticks will havo largely transferred from tho owes to tho lambs. At tblb tlmo comparatively Httlo materia is needed. If tho flock Is badly Infested it is Important to repeat the operation In ten days In order to destroy the in sects that havo hatched during the interval. Tho flock should again be treated In tho fall, so as to go Into winter frco from parasites. MARTYNIA IS QUITE USEFUL Uncommon Vegetable Has Undeserv edly Become Unpopular Excel cedent With Mixed Pickles. (By HUGO EHICH3EN.) In tho mind of tho average gard ener, bo he urban, Buburban or rural, tho culturo of vegetables Is associated with drudgery which Is in no wise diverting, and yet, if ono only deviates from tho beaten paths and Is not afraid to grow things that are decid edly uncommon, as much fun can bo had in tho kitchen garden as in Flora's domain, and no little profit. Ono of tho uncommon rvcgetables I have grown Is tho mnrtynla. The martynla, known to our fore fathers as tho martinoes, has unde servedly becomo unpopular. Perhaps the disagreeable odor of Its gloxinia like flowers, and tho peculiar shape of tho hairy seed-pods that succeed them had something to do with its disfavor. The latter aro responsible for two other designations of this vegetable curiosity, for In England, where It Is grown extensively, it is known as tho unicorn plant and In Mexico, where it grows wild, It Is called the devil's finger-nails. The pods aro produced in great abundance and should bo gathered when less than half grown, as they are worthless after the hardening of their substance. They aro pickled In vinegar like cucumbers and aro very useful in putting up mixed pickles. The plants require considerable warmth, therefore, the seed should Martynla. not be sown until the trees are out in full leaf. They are planted in rows or hills three feet apart each way and should be thinned out thoroughly, as thoy re quire considerable space. It la a good plan to sow tho seod In a hotbed and transfer the young plants to tho garden in the latter part of April or as soon as tho weather is Bottled. Shipping Mares and Foals. The best way to ship mares with young foals at foot is to build a par tition across ono end of a car, bed tho floor well with good hay and turn them In looso, Bays tho Horse Breeder. We havo shipped many in that way and havo nevor had ono Injured. Tho maro'that is a good mother will never step on her foal when it is lying In tho car. With plenty of good hay for bed ding mnrea will not Buffer for food oven though tho train Is delayed a fow hours. Water in a clcau bucket should bu offered them frequently. Yearlings and two-year-olds may be safely shipped In this manner. Oats for Poultry. Tho valuo of oats as a ration for poultry Is largely offset by the draw back duo to tho harsh and rough cov ering. Tho digestlvo operation need ed to removo this covering requires to offset It about all the nourishment the Kernel contains. v MAKES THE WORK EASY HOME MADE KITCHEN CABINET IS EASILY CONSTRUCTED. A Little Ingenuity and Work Will Pre duce a Contrivance That Will Answer the Purpose of Patent Affair. Probably no truly domestic woman ever passes a kitchen cnblnct, so per fect in Its arrangements and so com plete In details, without wishing sho owned one, but tho Initial cost is, In most eases, prohibitive nnd she must do without. Doing without the patented cabinet, however, doeB not mean that n woman need do without the convenience, for with a Uttlo in genuity and work and slight expenses she may achieve at homo the same re Bults. An ordinary kitchen tuble, but bettor yet, a pastry table, with flour bins, drawer and kneading board, serveB as the foundation. If the ordi nary table Is used a shelf Ret under the top, about a foot from the lloor. will servo admirably to hold two largo Hour canisters, ono for white und ono for grnham or entlro white flour. In smaller canisters may bo kept corn meal and sugar, and thero will bo room also for the break box. A se ries of shallow shelves built above tho table, against tho wall, will hold any number of glass Jars for dry groceries, spices, etc., and one may now pur chase aluminum covers, which will hold a week's supply of sugur or ce real. Aa many of these aa can be af forded nnd as aro required should be purchased and find their plnco on tho lower shelf. Abovo theso may bo placed small Jars for raisins, spices, etc., und all the Ingredients needed for baking. The other shelves may hold mixing bowls, cups nnd the like, nnd at tho Bide of the shelves should be screwed brass hooks to hold egg beat er, can opener, mixing spoon, and bo forth. If tho tablo top Is covered with zinc, tho cabinet will now be complete and ready for ubo, and will leave no longings for a moro elaborate one. If one does not caro to purchase tho glass Jars, fruit Jars and Jelly glasses may be used to hold the gro ceries. . The Uttlo glass Jara In which stick candy is Bold, those used for pat ent medicines and many Blmllar pur poses, mny all be utilized, as they accumulate in tho houso nnd serve tho purpose admirably. Tho whole thing may bo gotten ap In an Inex pensive manner, all depending upon the resources and ingenuity of the woman who has charge of tho work. Beef a la Mode. Take a round of beef, four or five inches thick. For a piece weighing flvo pounds soak a pound of bread In cold water until soft; turn off the wa ter, mash the bread fine, thon add a pleco of butter the slzo of an egg, s half teaspoonful each of salt, pepper and ground cloves, about half a nut meg, two eggs, a tablespoonful oi flour and a quarter of a pound of fresh pork chopped fine. Gash tho beef od tho Bides and, together with half the dressing, plnco In a baking pan, with lukewarm water enough to cover it Covor tho pan and put In tho oven two hours, then .cover tho top with the rest of tho dressing and put In back for an hour. Let It brown well. .When Bervlng the meat, If the gravy is not thick enough stir in a little flour and add a little butter. For removing Stains. Dip tho Ink spot in pure molted tal low, then wash out the tallow and th ink will come out with It To remove paint from glass, rub il well with hot vinegar. To remove tar from cloth, saturate the spot and rub It well with turpen tine and every trace will be removed. To preserve brooms, dip them for 8 minute In a kettle of boiling suds once a week and they will last much longer, as this makes them tough and pliable. A carpet wears much longer swept with a broom cared for In this man ner. Prune Shape. Take ono pint of prunes, boll till soft, take out stones and put Into a butter mold with a few almonds around. Then take the Juice the prunes were cooked in and put a half , box gel atin In one-half pint of water. Boll and pour over prunes. When cold, turn out. Make a bollod custard by taking a pint of milk and two eggs, ono tablespoon sugar, a little almond flavoring; cook till coming to a boll In a pitcher set in boiling water over the Are and mr over all, . Orange Float. To make orange float tako one quart of wator, tho Juice and pulp of two lemons, one coffee cup of sugar; when boiling hot add four tablespoons of cornstarch; let it boll 15 minutes, stirring all tho time; when cold pom It over four or flvo oranges that have been sliced into a glass dish, and over tho top spread tho beaten whites of three eggs sweetened and flavored 'with vanilla. Corn Pudding. Tho corn can bo baked In tho oven with tbo potatoes and takes only a Uttlo less time to cook. To mako this pudding take ono cup of groen corn, ono cup of milk, one egg and a table spoon of melted butter. Bako in a moderato oven half to three-quarters of an hour. Orange Sauce. Thicken one pint of orange Juice with ono tablesponful of cornstarch; cook until transparent and swooten to. suit ..... A- .,...',. .ip.fo.i -J. J. fTj,- t , "VTf- ,.A